“How was school today?” Ethan’s mom asked as he climbed into the car. “Fine,” Ethan answered.
“What did you do?” she tried to start a conversation.
“Nothing.” Ethan answered and turned his attention to his phone.
Ethan’s mom sighed. “Your grandmother and I used to have actual conversations.” “Huh?” Ethan wasn’t really listening.
“Nothing,” his mother said sadly.
Ten minutes later, Ethan finally looked up from his phone. “What are we doing here?” he asked, noticing they were at an unknown supermarket.
“Grandma is coming over for dinner tonight and we need to buy something for her favorite strawberry cheesecake. I thought you could help me make it.”
Ethan hated shopping, and he would play his favorite video game rather than bake for a whole afternoon. However, he knew his grandmother would love the cheesecake, so he agreed unwillingly.
Surprisingly, Ethan realized that he enjoyed shopping and he was also having fun in the kitchen helping his mom after they got home. While all of this was happening, the two actually talked, and Ethan remembered several interesting things from school.
It was great to see his grandmother again at dinner too. The last time they met was several weeks ago, and he realized that he had a lot to tell her.
“Wow, Ethan, I don’t think I’ve heard you speak this much in a long time,” Ethan’s mom smiled.
“Well, when you were Ethan’s age, Norah,” Ethan’s grandmother said gently to his mother,“you used to spend your whole life in your room!” Ethan’s mother turned pink, “That’s not true, mom!”
“In fact,” Ethan’s grandmother winked at Ethan, “I had to get her to help me make this very cheesecake to even get her to talk to me.”
From the other side of the room, Ethan’s phone was ringing. But Ethan realized that this conversation with his mother and grandmother was much more interesting.
1.At first, Ethan was________when his mom asked about his school life.
A.sad B.cold C.happy D.nervous
2.Ethan’s grandmother got his mother to talk by________.
A.buying a new phone B.having a big dinner
C.making cheesecake together D.going to the supermarket
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Ethan had an unpleasant day at school that day.
B.Ethan expected to go shopping on his way home.
C.Ethan started real conversations with his family at last.
D.Ethan often made strawberry cheesecake with his grandma.
4.What does the writer want to tell us?
A.Using cell phones too often is not good for our health.
B.Learning to cook can help us keep in touch with friends.
C.Spending more time playing with elders can be interesting.
D.Enjoying activities together can help family members become closer.
It is expected that Pacific Island countries will become popular with Chinese tourists in 2020.
Which one would you like to choose for your summer holiday?
Country | What you need to know | Language |
Fiji | The beaches and the forests there are well worth seeing. | Fijian & English |
Papua New Guinea | It is the largest Pacific Island country. | English & Tok Pisin |
Kingdom of Tonga | It is the first country in the world to start a new day. The Royal Palace of Tongan is very famous. | English & Tongan |
The Republic of Vanuatu | In Vanuatu, you'll find the world's only underwater post office. | English, French & Bislama |
1.Which country is the first one to start a new day?
A.Fiji. B.Papua New Guinea. C.Kingdom of Tonga. D.The Republic of Vanuatu.
2.People go to Fiji for their holidays mainly because .
A.things there are well worth seeing B.the underwater post office is exciting
C.they want to stay in the Royal Palace D.it is the largest Pacific Island country
3.Which language is spoken in all the four Pacific Island countries?
A.Tok Pisin. B.Bislama. C.French. D.English.
4.What is the purpose of the text?
A..To ask for some help. B.To offer holiday choices.
C.To answer a question. D.To introduce some languages.
My father was a printer. He loved his work and always wore a printer ’s four-cornered newspaper hat. Every day after work, he_______________a page into a small hat and gently placed it on my head.
I didn’t like it but I had to wear the newspaper hat until bedtime. My father could not hear, but he learned how to speak with his hands. Sometimes my father felt _________________about the way he was treated by his fellow workers who could hear. Because they couldn’t talk to him with their hands, they seemed to ignore him. But my father did not lack friends because there were other deaf printers in the factory who had also learned to talk with their hands.
One day, while the huge presses (印刷机) ran, with their noises_______________out all other sound, my father noticed a fire flickering in a far corner of the pressroom. The fire was spreading quickly and silently. Suddenly the wood floor burst into flames (火焰).
My father knew he had to tell everyone. He jumped onto an ink drum and _______________his arms excitedly. Luckily he caught the attention of a fellow printer who also couldn’t hear. My father ’s hands shouted through the terrible noise of the printing presses, FIRE! FIRE!TELL EVERYONE TO GET OUT! TELL THE HEARING ONES!
His friend ran to fellow workers who could hear, then he _______________to the fire, which had now spread to the wall next to the only exit. Everybody saw the fire and went out quickly.
My father didn’t escape until all the workers got out. They were happy to be_______________.
When my father went back to the work, his co-workers gathered around him. They presented him with a hat made of the freshly printed newspaper and my father put it on his head. All the printers who could hear did something ______________. They told him THANK YOU with their hands.
That night, my father placed the newspaper hat that his fellow painters had given him gently on my head. I didn’t take off my hat, but wore carefully to bed. I _______________I was standing next to my father on the printing press floor, turning lead-type letters into words and sentences.
1.A.dug B.broke C.folded D.burned
2.A.sad B.happy C.relaxed D.scared
3.A.giving B.picking C.turning D.shutting
4.A.lifted B.waved C.touched D.protected
5.A.moved B.looked C.shouted D.pointed
6.A.alone B.alive C.awake D.asleep
7.A.surprising B.interesting C.frightening D.disappointing
8.A.guessed B.wondered C.imagined D.believed
— Can you tell me________during this winter holiday? —Every day.
A.how long did you exercise B.how long you exercised
C.how often did you exercise D.how often you exercised
A new park________here next year. Then people nearby can come for a walk.
A.will build B.will be built C.is built D.was built
I________Mike since he moved to another town with his family.
A.didn’t see B.don’t see C.haven’t seen D.won’t see
